Search results
John I ( Jean I) (died 24 February 1191), Count of Alençon, son of William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu, [1] and Helie of Burgundy . Recognized as Count of Alençon by Henry II of England, John succeeded his father in 1171. He was a supporter of the Perseigne Abbey and the Abbey of Saint-Martin of Troarn .
John I of Alençon, known as the Wise (1385 – 25 October 1415), was a French nobleman, killed at the Battle of Agincourt . John was born in Château d' Essay, the son of Peter II of Alençon and Marie Chamaillard. [1] In 1404, he succeeded his father as Count of Alençon and Perche. He was made Duke of Alençon in 1414.
- 1385, Château d'Essay
- Valois-Alençon
- 25 October 1415, Azincourt
- Marie of Brittany
- History
- Counts of Alençon
- Dukes of Alençon
- Sources
The first line of Counts of Alençon came from the House of Belleme, who ruled from the 10th to the early 13th centuries. Alençon was granted as an appanage to Peter, son of Louis IX of France, and then to Charles, count of Valois, brother of Philip IV (1293). A third house of Alençon counts descended from Charles, second son of the Count of Valois,...
House of Bellême
1. William I Talvas 2. Roger of Montgomery, count of Alençon (died 1094) 3. William Talvas, lord of Bellême (until 1113), Count of Ponthieu, Sées, and Alençon (died 1171) 4. John I, count of Alençon (married the daughter of Elias II, Count of Maine) 5. John II, count of Alençon (died 1191) 6. Robert I, count of Alençon (died c.1217)
House of Capet
1. Peter I (died 1283), received the county of Alençon and part of the county of Perche in appanage from his father Louis IX of France
House of Valois
1. Charles I (died 1325), brother of Philip IV of France, was given the county of Alençon in appanage in 1291 2. Charles II (died 26 August 1346 at the Battle of Crécy) 3. Charles III(1346–1361) 4. Peter II(1361–1404) 5. John I(1404–1414)
1414 grant
1. John I (died 25 October 1415 at the Battle of Agincourt) 2. John II(1415–1458 [titular 1424–1449], 1461–1474) 3. René(1478–1492) 4. Charles IV(1492–1525) 5. Marguerite(1525–1549) (widow of Charles) 1. To the French royal domain
1566 grant
1. François, Duke of Anjou(1566–1584)
1646 grant
1. Gaston, Duke of Orléans(1646–1660) 2. Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans(1660–1696)
Wood, Charles T. (1966). The French Apanages and the Capetian Monarchy, 1224-1328. Harvard University Press.
John II of Alençon (Jean II d’Alençon) (2 March 1409 – 8 September 1476) was a French nobleman. He succeeded his father as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche as a minor in 1415, after the latter's death at the Battle of Agincourt. He is best known as a general in the last phase of the Hundred Years' War and for his role as a comrade-in ...
- 2 March 1409, Château d'Argentan
- Catherine, René of Alençon
- 8 September 1476 (aged 67), Paris
- Valois-Alençon
People also ask
Who was John I Count of Alençon?
Who was John II of Alençon?
Who was Peter II of Alençon?
Who was Count of Alençon and Perche?
Apr 26, 2022 · John I of Ponthieu (c. 1140–1191) was the son of Guy II of Ponthieu and succeeded him as Count of Ponthieu in 1147. He married Beatrice of Saint-Pol, and was succeeded by his son William IV Talvas. Jean Montgomery I, Count d’Ponthieu (1141 - 1191) was Count of Ponthieu from 1147 to the death of his father, Guy II of Ponthieu and the ...
- Montreuil, Île-de-France
- Île-de-France
Charles was the second son of Charles of Valois and his first wife Margaret, Countess of Anjou, [1] and brother of Philip VI of France. In April 1314 he married Joan of Joigny, [2] who succeeded her father John II as Countess of Joigny in 1335, but she died on 2 September 1336. They had no children. Charles made his debut in Guyenne under the ...
Peter II of Alençon (French: Pierre d'Alençon) was born in 1340 to Charles II, Count of Alençon and Perche and his wife, Maria de la Cerda, Countess of Alençon. Upon his father's death in 1346, Peter's elder brother, Charles, inherited the title of "Count of Alençon". Knighted in 1350, Peter was one of the hostages exchanged for King John ...
